Crib and bed guard



Nov, 30, 1948. B. NEWMAN CRIB AND BED GUARD Filed NOV. 6, 1947 N .Y .AMM 5 W HE Q Patented Nov. 30, 1948 umao s'm'res PATENT. OFFICE CRIBANDBED GUARD Barbara Newman, Forest Hills, N. Y. Application November 6,1947, Serial No. 784,422

' 6 Claims. (Cl. -331 This invention relates to an attachable guardwhich may be mounted upon the side fence of a crib for temporaryextension of its height. It frequently occurs that the infant climbsover said side fence and falls out of the crib, and it is the principalobject of the invention to prevent such accidents and provide animproved guard for this purpose which is conveniently and economicallymanufacturable, saleable at low cost, strong, durable, convenientlytransportable, conveniently mountable upon and demountable from thecrib, dependable, efficient, and well appearing.

It also occurs frequently that where a child is required to sleep in abed rather than a crib' -guard l is no longer required it may be readilytion thereof being shown broken away for convenience of illustration.

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of the guard shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional elevational view, in a still furtherenlarged scale, illustrating a detail of the invention.

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of a bed with a guard therefor, which is amodification of the invention.

The guard I, Figs. 2, 3, includes a pair of extension plates 2 of anysuitable material, held to each other by upper bolts 3 and similar lowerbolts 3a, and by a bar 4 having longitudinal parallel channels 5 inwhich are frictionally insertible the top rim portions 2a of the plates2. To mount the guard l upon the side fence 6 of crib I, Fig. 1, for itselevational extension, the plates 2 are first joined to each other bypassing the bolts 3 throughthe holes 8 thereof as shown in Fig. 4, thrnthe joined plates are placed upon the fence with the top rail 9 thereofbetween them and the bolts 3 seated thereupon, as shown in Fig. 3, thenthe bolts (to are passed through the holes 8a and all of the bolts 3, 3aare tightened to firmly secure the plates 2 to the rail 9, and then thebar 4 is slipped over the rims 2a of the plates, whereupon the fencebecomes fully heightened to prevent the infant from climbing over it.When the demounted from the fence 6 by directly reversing all of theaforesaid steps. Each of the bolts 3, 30, Fig. 4, comprises a screw I 0threadable into a pair of tapped sockets l I which bear against theplates 2, and a pair of screws I! which penetrate the holes 8 or 8a andthread into the sockets H..

According to the modification of the invention shown in Fig. 5, theguard l3 thereof is similar in all practical respects to the guard I,but its mounting and demounting bolts 3, 3a are spaced suflicientlyapart so as to provide registry between them of the usual rail ll of thebed l5, and the plates 2 are of sumcient height to prevent the childfrom accidentally falling out of the bed during sleep.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An attachable and detachable crib guard for extending the height ofits side fence comprising a pair of plates adapted to embrace the toprail of said fence, bolts penetrating said plates above and below saidrail for securing said plates to each other in compressment of said railto maintain the plates in extension above the rail, and a bar engagingthe upper portions of said plates and supported thereby.

2. An attachable and detachable bed guard comprising a pair of platesadapted to embrace the bed rail, bolts penetrating said plates above andbelow said rail for securing said plates to.

each other in compressment of said rail to maintain the plates inextension above the rail, and a bar having a pair of longitudinalchannels in its underside for demountably attaching it to the rims ofsaid plates through insertion of the rims in said channels to secure thetop portions of said plates to each other.

3. An attachable and detachable crib guard for extending the height ofits side fence comprising a pair of plates adapted to embrace the toprail of said fence, bolts penetrating said plates above and below saidrail for securing said plates to each other in compressment of said railto maintain the plates in extension above the rail, and each of saidbolts comprising a pair of tapped sockets placeable against the innersides of said plates, a screw threadable in both of said sockets, and apair of screws penetrating said plates threading into said sockets.

4. An attachable and detachable bed guard comprising a pair of platesadapted to embrace for extending the height the bed rail, boltspenetrating said plates above and below said rail for securing saidplates to each other in compressment of said rail to maintain the platesin extension above the rail, and each of said bolts comprising a pair oftapped sockets placeable against the inner side of said plates, a screwthreadable in both of said sockets, and a pair of screws penetratingsaid plates threading into said sockets.

5. An attachable and detachable crib guard of its side fence comprisinga pair of plates adapted to embrace the top rail of said fence, boltspenetrating said plates above and below said rail for securing saidplates to each other in compressment of said rail to maintain the platesin extension above the rail, and an elongated bar engaging upperportions of said plates and supported thereby above the said top rail ofsaid crib fence in the path of movement thereover.

6. An attachable and detachable crib guard for extending the height ofits side fence, c0m-' least a pair of plates adapted to emprising atREFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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